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Appointment of Independent Director and Chairperson of the Board
Coforge Ltd · 532541
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Coforge Ltd has appointed Mr. Akhil Kumar Gupta as an Additional Director and Non-Executive Independent Director and Chairperson of the Board, effective from September 29, 2026, for a term of 5 years, subject to shareholder approval.
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September 28, 2026
The Manager, The General Manager,
Department of Corporate Services Department of Corporate Services
BSE Limited The National Stock Exchange of India Limited
Floor 25, P.J. Towers, Exchange Plaza,
Dalal Street, Mumbai – 400 001 Plot No. C/1, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex,
BSE Scrip code: 532541 Bandra, Mumbai – 400 051
Equity ISIN: INE591G01025 NSE Symbol: COFORGE
Dear Sir/Madam,
Subject: Disclosure under Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulation, 2015, as amended ("SEBI Listing Regulations") – Outcome of the meeting,
Appointment of Independent Director and Chairperson of the Board
Pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, we wish to inform that on the recommendation of the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company, at their meeting held today i.e.
September 28, 2026, have approved appointment of Mr. Akhil Kumar Gupta (DIN: 00028728) as an Additional Director
and Non-Executive Independent Director and Chairperson of the Board of the Company to hold office for a term of 5
(five) years from September 29, 2026, subject to approval of the shareholders.
Further, in terms of SEBI Regulations, he is not debarred from holding the office of Director by virtue of any order
passed by SEBI or any other such authority.
The details required under Regulation 30 of the SEBI Listing Regulations read with SEBI Master Circular No.
HO/49/14/14(7)2025-CFD-POD2/I/3762/2026 dated January 30, 2026, are enclosed herewith as ‘Annexure – A’.
The Board Meeting commenced at 08:12 PM IST and concluded at 08:33 PM IST on September 28, 2026.
We request you to kindly take the above information on your records.
Thanking You,
Yours Faithfully,
For Coforge Limited
Barkha Sharma
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
Encl.: As above
Coforge Limited Registered office: www.coforge.com
Special Economic Zone, Plot No. TZ-2& 2A Plot No. 13, Udyog Vihar, Phase-IV, Sector-18, Secretarial@coforge.com
Sector - Tech Zone, Greater Noida (UP) - 201308, India Palam Road, Gurugram - 122015, Haryana, India
T: +91 120 4592300 | F: +91 120 4592 301 T: 0124-4627837 CIN: L72100HR1992PLC128382
Annexure – A
Sl. Particulars Mr. Akhil Kumar Gupta
No. DIN: 00028728
1. Reason for change Appointment as an Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent
Director) & Chairperson of the Company
2. Date of appointment/re- Appointment as an Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent
appointment and terms of Director) effective from September 29, 2026, for a term of 5 (five) years
appointment on the terms and conditions as contained in the Letter of Appointment,
subject to approval of the Shareholders of the Company.
3. Brief Profile Mr. Gupta is the former Vice Chairman of Bharti Enterprises and played
a pivotal role in Bharti’s growth right since inception.
He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of 360 ONE WAM Ltd and
Bharti Life Insurance Ltd. He is also a member of the Board of Zepto,
Snapdeal, Eutelsat Communications and Lodha Developers.
He is a Chartered Accountant with over 40 years of professional
experience. He has also completed the Advanced Management Program
at the Harvard Business School in the year 2002.
He is the recipient of numerous awards which include EY Entrepreneur of
the Year Award, CA Lifetime Achievement Award and the CA Global
Achiever Award by ICAI, ET Telecom Lifetime Achievement Award and
the Tele.Net Outstanding Contribution to Infrastructure and Telecom
Development Award. His book ‘Some Sizes Fit All’ on management has
been published by Penguin Random House. Mr. Gupta is the President of
TSSC (Telecom Sector Skill Council), Ex-Chairman of DIPA (Digital
Infrastructure Providers Association), member of CII National Committee
on Telecom & Broadband, member of CII Task Force on Insolvency and
Bankruptcy and has been a member of the Advisory Committee on Service
Providers of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India and Sub
Committee of Insolvency Law Committee, Government of India.
4. Disclosure of relationships Mr. Akhil Kumar Gupta (DIN: 00028728) is not related to any of the
between directors (in case of Directors of the Company.
appointment of director)
Coforge Limited Registered office: www.coforge.com
Special Economic Zone, Plot No. TZ-2& 2A Plot No. 13, Udyog Vihar, Phase-IV, Sector-18, Secretarial@coforge.com
Sector - Tech Zone, Greater Noida (UP) - 201308, India Palam Road, Gurugram - 122015, Haryana, India
T: +91 120 4592300 | F: +91 120 4592 301 T: 0124-4627837 CIN: L72100HR1992PLC128382